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contrafibularities

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Fromcontra- +‎fibular +‎-ity +‎-s. From a 1987 episode of the British television comedyBlackadder, after Dr.Samuel Johnson boasts abouthis newly completed dictionary containing every word in the English language. Blackadder wishes Dr. Johnson his "most enthusiastic contrafibularities", upsetting Johnson, who quickly adds the alleged word to his manuscript.

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contrafibularities pl (plural only)

  1. (humorous, rare) Falsecongratulations, sounding congratulatory while actuallypulling someone's leg.
    • 2005 November 15, Tsugumi Niyamoto, “Separate Ways”, inalt.games.resident-evil (Usenet):
      I was a bit obscure with that one. Please accept my most sincerecontrafibularities...
    • 2011, Neil Strauss,Rules of the Game,→ISBN, page194:
      My most enthusiasticcontrafibularities go to the world-class HarperCollins construction team.
    • 2015 September 2, Ali Plumb, “BAFTAs 2015: The Winners In Full”, inEmpire:
      If you don't have time to watch the show itself, here is a taste of Stephen Fry's hosting patter: "the creamily edible Rosamund Pike". A few new words from the Fry lexicon include: "arsewash" and "amazian".Contrafibularities all round!

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